Brutal childhood matches behind Russian tennis takeover: ‘We’re nuts’ – NEWS.com.au

For the first time in the Open era three Russian men have reached the quarterfinals at a grand slam.It comes just over a week after Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Aslan Karatsev led their country to a comprehensive victory in the nation-based ATP Cup.
As the end of the Big Three era draws ever closer, it’s looking increasingly like a Russian takeover of men’s tennis is on the cards.
While Karatsev has surged into a Tuesday quarterfinal against Grigor Dimitrov from relatively nowhere — the 27-year-old…

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